Editing South Tyrol (section)

== Culture ==
=== Traditions ===
South Tyrol has long-standing traditions, mainly inherited from its membership in the historical [[Tyrol]]. The [[Schützenfest|Schützen]] associations are particularly fond of Tyrolean traditions.
[[File:Musikkapelle-StGeorgen.jpg|thumb|A Musikkapelle in historic Tyrolean costumes]]
The Scheibenschlagen are the traditional "throwing of burning discs" on the first Sunday of Lent, the Herz-Jesu-Feuer are the "fires of the [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]]" that are lit on the third Sunday after [[Pentecost]]. The [[Krampus]] are disguised [[demon]]s who accompany St Nicholas.

There are also several [[legend]]s and [[saga]]s linked to the peoples of the Dolomites; among the best known are the legend of [[King Laurin]] and that of the [[Kingdom of Fanes]], which belongs to the [[Ladinian|Ladin]] mythological heritage.

[[Alpine transhumance|Alpine Transhumance]] (from German ''Almabtrieb''), is a farm practice: every year, between September and October, the livestock that stayed on the high pastures is brought back to the valley, with traditional music and dances. Especially, the transhumance between the [[Ötztal]] (in Austria) and [[Schnalstal|Schnals Valley]] and [[Passeier Valley]] was recognised by [[UNESCO]] as universal intangible heritage in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unesco.beniculturali.it/en/projects/transumanza/|title=Transumance|access-date=27 December 2020|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820212253/https://www.unesco.beniculturali.it/en/projects/transumanza/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Education ===
{{Main|School system in South Tyrol}}

=== Architecture ===
[[File:Pfitschertal 4.07.JPG|thumb|Tyrolean architecture]]
[[File:Tirol Schloss 01.jpg|thumb|[[Tyrol Castle]], which gave the wider region its name]]
The region features a large number of castles and churches. Many of the castles and [[Ansitz]]e were built by the local nobility and the Habsburg rulers. See [[List of castles in South Tyrol]].

===Museums===
Among the major museums of South Tyrol are:
* the [[South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology]], which has the mummy of [[Ötzi the Iceman]]
* the [[Museion (Bozen)|Museion]], Museum of modern and contemporary art of Bolzano
* the [[Messner Mountain Museum]] of [[Reinhold Messner]]
* the [[White Tower (Brixen)]] museum

=== Media ===
German-language TV channels in South Tyrol:
* [[Rundfunk_Anstalt_Südtirol| RAS]]<ref>[https://www.ras.bz.it/en/television/ Television - Rundfunkanstalt Südtirol (RAS)]</ref>
* [[Rai Südtirol (TV channel)|Rai Südtirol]]
* [[Südtirol Digital Fernsehen]]
* [[Südtirol Heute]]

=== Music ===
The [[Bozner Bergsteigerlied]] and the [[Zu Mantua in Banden|Andreas-Hofer-Lied]] are considered to be the unofficial anthems of South Tyrol.<ref>Rainer Seberich (1979). "Singen unter dem Faschismus: Ein Untersuchungsbericht zur politischen und kulturellen Bedeutung der Volksliedpflege". ''[[Der Schlern]]'', 50,4, 1976, pp. 209–218, here p. 212.</ref>

The [[folk music]]al group [[Kastelruther Spatzen]] from [[Kastelruth]] and the rock band [[Frei.Wild]] from [[Brixen]] have received high recognition in the German-speaking part of the world.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}

Award-winning [[electronic music]] producer [[Giorgio Moroder]] was born and raised in South Tyrol in a mixed Italian, German and Ladin-speaking environment.

=== Sports ===
South Tyrolese have been successful at [[winter sports]] and they regularly form a large part of Italy's contingent at the [[Winter Olympics]]: in the last edition (2022), South Tyroleans won 3 out of the 17 Italian medals, all three bronzes (of which two won by German-speaking South Tyroleans). Famed mountain climber [[Reinhold Messner]], the first climber to climb [[Mount Everest]] without the use of [[bottled oxygen|oxygen tanks]], was born and raised in the region. Other successful South Tyrolese include [[luge]]r [[Armin Zöggeler]], figure skater [[Carolina Kostner]], skier [[Isolde Kostner]], luge and [[bobsleigh]] medallist [[Gerda Weissensteiner]], tennis players [[Andreas Seppi]] and [[Jannik Sinner]], and former team principal of Haas F1 Team in the FIA Formula One World Championship [[Guenther Steiner]].

HC Interspar [[Bolzano-Bozen Foxes]] are one of Italy's most successful ice hockey teams, while the most important football club in South Tyrol is [[FC Südtirol]], which won its first-ever promotion to [[Serie B]] in 2022.

The province is famous worldwide for its [[mountain climbing]] opportunities, while in winter it is home to a number of popular ski resorts including [[Val Gardena]], [[Alta Badia]] and [[Seiser Alm]].